Tramore Local Area Plan - Waterford County Council

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Chapter 1: Introduction to the PlanWaterford. Waterford County Council will be a lead partner in many of theactions and the Heritage Officer will have a role in overseeing the delivery ofthese actions.1.6.8 South East Regional Authority Regional Planning Guidelines:The Regional Planning Guidelines, formulated by the Regional Authority,represents a planning framework for the period2004-2020. The Regional Planning Guidelines takea holistic approach to planning by promoting anunderstanding of social, economic, cultural andenvironmental change and then identifyingappropriate policy objectives to achieve a betterbalance of sustainable development throughout theregion.It is intended that the guidelines will strengthenlocal authority development plans, addressingissues like settlement, transportation, industrialdevelopment, community facilities andenvironmental protection.The Guidelines note that Tramore has recently experienced a high level ofpopulation growth, it is further noted that the town continues to be an attractivelocation for new residential development. It is stated that care must be taken toensure that the continued expansion of these urban areas is regulated to ensurethat community, social and retail development keep pace with recent rapidphases of mainly residential development.The Guidelines encourage larger towns like Tramore to have regard to theirexisting character and to seek to support the role of the Gateway, Hubs andCounty Towns rather than trying to compete with them for growth.Each Planning Authority must have regard to adopted Regional PlanningGuidelines in force when making a Development Plan. This Local Area Planhas been formulated, using the South East Regional Planning Guidelines as aframework in order to enhance the strategic dimensions of planning at the locallevel.1.6.9 Waterford County Development Plan 2005-2011Waterford County Development Plan 2005-2011 was adopted by the Council on11 th July 2005.The review of the Local Area Plan shall be consistent with theobjectives and policies as set out in the 2005 Waterford County DevelopmentPlan .10
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Plan1.6.10 Waterford County Strategy for Economic, Social and CulturalDevelopment, 2002-2012This Strategy was launched in July 2002, by the County Development Board,and aims to implement integrated strategies on a countywide basis that combinelocal programs for economic, social, and cultural development.One of the core fundamentals in relation to the successful implementation of theStrategy is the requirement that subsequent action, policy and frameworkdocuments, within the County, show a commitment, co-operation andcompatibility with the goals and objectives established in the Strategy.1.6.11 Waterford County Housing StrategyPart V of the 2000 Planning and Development Act requires the preparation ahousing strategy. The Waterford County Housing Strategy was prepared andadopted in 2001, and the Council will have regard to this strategy, and/or anysubsequent Housing Strategy formulated and adopted within the lifetime of thisdevelopment plan.1.6.12 Waterford County Retail StrategyThe Review of the County Retail Strategy was adopted on the 12 th of June 2006and it aims to consolidate and build on the research, policies and strategies asoutlined in the 2003 document, and will address the future provision of retailingwithin the County, and Tramore over this development Plan period.The County retail strategy recognises that Tramore is underperforming in termsof retail development and it is an objective to this Plan to reverse this situationand zone appropriate lands to accommodate new retail developments within thetown core.1.6.13 A Joint Waste Management Plan for the South-East RegionA Joint Waste Management Plan for the South-East Region was adopted in July2002 by the six waste Authorities in the South East Region. The plan period is2002-2021. The purpose of the plan is:-• The promotion of waste prevention and minimization through sourcereduction, producer responsibility and public awareness; and• The management for the recovery/ recycling/ disposal of waste arising on aregional basis.1.6.14 PLUTS (Waterford Planning Land Use and Transportation Study)The Waterford Planning, Land Use and Transportation Study (PLUTS) wascommissioned by Waterford City Council in February 2001 in response to theneed for an integrated framework of plans and solutions to address the needs ofthe city in both land use and transportation terms up to the year 2020. The11
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